Seb Ross has topped St Kilda’s Brownlow voting, with the midfield gun polling 14 votes on Monday night.
Ross finished on 14 votes ahead of Jack Steven and Jack Billings who both polled 11.
The 24-year-old secured votes in six games, with eight votes polled in a four-game burst between Round 13 and Round 16.
As a collective, the Saints polled a total of 57 votes, placing the club 13th in the Brownlow ladder.
Brownlow bits
Eleven Saints polled votes on Monday night, the same number of Richmond and Geelong players. Melbourne in contrast had 15 players receive votes, while North Melbourne had just seven.
Nick Riewoldt has been setting the benchmark at St Kilda for the best part of 20 years and it was he who secured the Saints’ first three-vote performance of the 2017 season in Round 3.
Riewoldt also polled one vote in the big win over Hawthorn in Launceston in Round 6 to finish with 153 career votes.
Riewoldt was also a finalist in the Jim Stynes Community leadership Award for his work in raising awareness of Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes. Port Adelaide Jack Hombsch was declared the 2017 winner.
Jack Steven may not have reached the lofty heights of previous years in 2017, but the three-time Trevor Barker Medallist did register back-to-back best-on-grounds in Round 6 and 7.
Despite a dominant start to the season, Dylan Roberton caught the eye of the umpires only once before the mid-season break. The rebounding defender was perhaps unlucky not to poll in Round 6 when he had 29 possessions (25 kicks) and two goals against the Hawks.
Jake Carlisle’s consistent season down back resulted in just a single vote, with his gallant performance in the heart-breaking loss to Port Adelaide in Round 19 his first in red, white and black.
First time vote getters included Jack Newnes, who polled in Round 10 and 14, and Jack Steele who started with a bang with a three-vote performance in Round 20 against the Eagles.
Saints Leaderboard
Seb Ross, 14
Jack Steven, 11
Dylan Roberton, 5
Jack Billings, 11
Nick Riewoldt, 4
Leigh Montagna, 3
Jack Steele, 3
Tim Membrey, 2
Jack Newnes, 2
Luke Dunstan, 1
Jake Carlisle, 1
